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I accidentally touched someone's blood who has hep b, without gloves on. will i catch it or pass it on?
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Little or no risk. It generally takes a lot more exposure to transmit the virus. Nothing to worry about. Anyway, you might have been vaccinated against hepatitis B in childhood, which has been routine in most industrialized countries (probably including the UK) for 20 years or more. If so, you are immune.
Answered 3/24/2021
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